Departmental Seminar – September 30, 2016

Seminar Series: Fall 2016 ~~ Friday, September 30, 2016

2:00-3:00 PM

              

Effective Filtration Area – A Novel Indicator of Aqueous Outflow Resistance and Structural Changes

 

Haiyan Gong, MD, PhD
Professor of Ophthalmology and Anatomy & Neurobiology
Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences
Boston University School of Medicine

Location & Time:
670 Albany Street
Lobby Level #107/108

2:00-3:00 PM
Friday, September 30, 2016

Target Audience: Faculty, Students, Residents, Greater Boston Scientific Community (advertised in MIT’s Bulletin).

At the conclusion of this activity participants will be able to: 1) state that the primary open angle glaucoma is a leading cause of blindness worldwide; 2) identify that the primary risk factor associated with POAG is elevated IOP, consequent  of high levels of aqueous humor outflow resistance and 3) recall that the mechanism regulating outflow resistance remains elusive.

Course Director: Barbara Slack, PhD

Boston University School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Boston University School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.  Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.